USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

THE STUDENT MOVEMENT OF THE 1960S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The court case Tinker vs Demoines ____
A
were in opposition to the Korean War
B
were in support of the Civil Rights Act
C
were focused on First Amendment Rights on campus
D
were focused on women’s rights issues
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Tinker v. Des Moines is a historic Supreme Court ruling from 1969 that cemented students’ rights to free speech in public schools.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Supreme Court clarified in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969) that public students do not “shed” their First Amendment rights “at the schoolhouse gate.”

Detailed explanation-3: -The decision firmly established that public school students possess First Amendments rights. Tinker remains the seminal decision on student speech.

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